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Plants for USDA Zone 9

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73 matches for Zone 9

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Aucuba japonica shrub with glossy gold-speckled evergreen leaves in shade

Shrubs

Aucuba

Aucuba japonica

Aucuba is the shrub for bright shade with dry root competition. It keeps evergreen structure near north walls, porches, and…

USDA Zones 7-10
Low view across open bahia grass turf in warm evening light

Lawn Grasses

Bahia Grass

Paspalum notatum

Bahia grass is a warm-season utility lawn built for sandy, hungry ground where fussier grasses give up.

USDA Zones 8-10
Green bean plants with pods hanging from healthy vines in a sunny vegetable garden

Vegetables

Beans

Phaseolus vulgaris

Two different plants share the name bean, one that stays knee-high and gives most of its crop inside two or three weeks, and one…

Grown as an annual in Zones 3-10
Bearded Iris plant in bloom in a garden setting

Flowers

Bearded Iris

Iris germanica

Bearded iris are tough, sun-loving perennials grown from shallow rhizomes, not deep bulbs.

USDA Zones 5-9
Beautyberry shrub with clusters of bright purple berries along arching stems

Shrubs

Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

Beautyberry is a fall-berry shrub, not a formal hedge. Grow Beautyberry where loose arching stems can carry purple fruit in view…

USDA Zones 6-10
Bell Pepper plant with green and red blocky fruits ripening in full sun

Vegetables

Bell Pepper

Capsicum annuum

Bell Pepper rewards growers who manage flowers, roots, and heat together.

Zone 9-11 as a long-season crop
Dense, tightly mowed Bermuda grass lawn in a sunny backyard

Lawn Grasses

Bermuda Grass

Cynodon dactylon

Grow Bermuda grass if you want a dense, sun-loving lawn that shrugs off heat, foot traffic, and summer drought.

Zones 7-10, hardier cultivars go further north
Bottlebrush shrub with red brush-like flower spikes in full sun

Shrubs

Bottlebrush

Callistemon spp.

Bottlebrush is a sun-and-drainage shrub with a warm-climate bloom job. Grow Bottlebrush for red brush flowers and pollinator…

Hardy Zone 7-9, protect Zone 6
Broccoli plant in a garden bed with one tight dark blue-green central head seated among broad waxy leaves

Vegetables

Broccoli

Brassica oleracea var. italica

Broccoli heads form best in steady growth at average temperatures of 65 to 75 F, so the planting date decides most of the…

Cool-season annual, Zones 3-10